During his three terms as mayor of Curitiba; Brazil in the 1970s and lsquo;80s; architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner transformed his city into a global model of the sustainable and livable community. From the pioneering Bus Rapid Transit system to parks designed to catch runoff and reduce flooding; and the creation of pedestrian-only zones; Lerner has been the driving force behind a host of innovative urban projects. In more than forty years of work in cities around the globe; Lerner has found that changes to a community donrsquo;t need to be large-scale and expensive to have a transformative impactmdash;in fact; one block; park; or a single person can have an outsized effect on life in the surrounding city.In Urban Acupuncture; Lerner celebrates these ldquo;pinpricksrdquo; of urbanismmdash;projects; people; and initiatives from around the world that ripple through their communities to uplift city life. With meditative and descriptive prose; Lerner brings readers around the world to streets and neighborhoods where urban acupuncture has been practiced best; from the bustling La Boqueria market in Barcelona to the revitalization of the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul; South Korea. Through this journey; Lerner invites us to re-examine the true building blocks of vibrant communitiesmdash;the tree-lined avenues; night vendors; and songs and traditions that connect us to our cities and to one another.Urban Acupuncture is the first of Jaime Lernerrsquo;s visionary work to be published in English. It is a love letter to the elements that make a street hum with life or a neighborhood feel like home; penned by one of the worldrsquo;s most successful advocates for sustainable and livable urbanism.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and he gives some away easy to follow instructions that have already helped me feel ...By Scott S MarkowitzThis book offers a practical way to approach specific situations that you may find yourself in. Why not be prepared and get some laughs. Jon Macks gives an insightful look into the world of comedy writing; and he gives some away easy to follow instructions that have already helped me feel more at ease in social situations. Armed with this knowledge; Im just funnier. The references in parts of the book are a bit dated; but the underlying ideas are still applicable and useful.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... comedians with no explanation a lot of general quotes like keep it short that would help if u know ...By Colleen BucherA lot of examples from prof comedians with no explanation a lot of general quotes like keep it short that would help if u know how to come up with a joke already theres useful info but that could be written in. 20 paged1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is the oneBy E. F. IsaacsThe only book on the subject that works; in my experience. Like a good joke; it is brief and gets right to the point. Indeed its main content could have made a magazine article --- but the whole book is worth it; and would be if it had only ten pages. Reread it regularly: my advice.
